To the eighteen year old blue belt that tapped me with a tarikoplata twice in one roll, well done.

To the giant white belt who caught me in a nasty triangle and made me tap, well done.

To the fifteen year old white belt that was out manoeuvring me and jumped on a sweet back take, well done.

You know when a higher belt tells out you did a good job, feels good doesn’t it. Because they’ve been around and they know the grind. If a lower belt or a young gun beats you our bests you on the mat, let them know! Tell them what they did well. Be encouraging to your fellow grapplers, and let’s help make this community as positive as possible!

Do you want people to stick around? Yes because that means more rolling for us!